I could search HF Boards for hours and not find a post that was not more wrong than this. And I'll tell you why.
70% of NHL players have the same skill set, skate the same speed, shoot the same velocity, same stick handling skills, and then there is the 15% elite players and 15% slugs. There is a reason why 2 players with pretty much the same skill set have different results, 1 scores 70 points, 1 40 points.
Was Gretzky the strongest player, hardest shooter, fastest skater, best stickhandler, was Sakic, was Yzerman, is Crosby, is Marchand? No. These guys are superstars because of what is between their ears. Drouins problems are 100% between his ears. Why is Gallaghers effort level 3x of what Drouins is, according to you I guess Gally is 3x in better shape than Drouin. Nonsense.
First, let's get something clear. Everything you do is ''between the ears''. The motor cortexes in your brain control movement. The only thing that's not linked to the brain when it comes to movement are reflexes. So..skating, shooting, passing, stickhandling, decision making, etc...99% of the things involved in sports (and life) happen ''between the ears''.
What I disagree with is the notion that Drouin, for example, performs well on/off due to an unwillingness to compete harder. I think it's more of a physical aspect and I say this because I've worked in the field of fitness and performance for over a decade. Competing at 100%....100% of the time, is not something everyone can just do ''if they set their minds to it''. That's an old saying that's just utter garbage.
Do you know anything about performance and recovery? How do you know how Drouin's body reacts to ''x'' amount of physical stress through a few games vs Gallagher's. Do you know their sleeping patterns? Nutritional habits and how much they use that to imcrease their recovery?
Take Lance Armstrong for instance. He dominated his sport. Now, everybody knows he was using PEDs but then, we also know all the guys behind him were also using the same. So what gives? Well maybe he was just physically better prepared both through training and/or genetically predisposed to have this advantage. Don't agree..Well, listen to Dr. Peter Attia talk about it here:
Yes, it's still just his opinion, but he has it based off research he has done and continuous to do on performance. So maybe the guys fans love to pile on because they give inconsistent efforts aren't doing it because they're lazy or lack compete level, and it's more of a physical thing.
Btw, don't take this the wrong way but if you want to have a strong post/argument, don't fill it up with completely fictional percentages.
